My Thai - Takumi Restaurant

April 12, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE OBSERVED BEING HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES ON ICE THROUGHOUT THE COOK LINE: CHICKEN, 88 DEGREES, 6LBS/$15; BEEF, 101 DEGREES, 6 LBS/$72; COOKED NOODLES, 119 DEGREES, 3 LBS/$10; RICE, 109 DEGREES, 1 LBS/$10. THESE PRODUCTS WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED. INSTRUCTED FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT PROPER TEMPERATURES AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN, COMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A WRITTEN, COMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK (INCLUDING THE OPERATOR AND COMPANY IDPH LICENSE NUMBERS, RECENT INSPECTIONS AND A MAP OR LIST OF ANY BAIT STATIONS) ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED APPROX. 5 SMALL INSECTS UNDERNEATH THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY AND RECOMMENDED TO OBTAIN THE SERVICES OF A LICENSED PEST CONTROL OPERATOR. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE ACCUMULATION IN THE FRONT COUNTER PREP COOLER, IN THE FRUIT FREEZER AND IN THE SUSHI BAR PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST ON THE CEILING IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF WATER IN THE CORNER BEHIND THE 2 DOOR UPRIGHT FREEZER. OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR DRAIN NEAR THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED A PEN SIZED HOLE IN THE GROUT IN FRONT OF THE DISH MACHINE. OBSERVED CRACKS IN THE GROUT AND TILES NEAR THE 2 DOOR UPRIGHT FREEZER, ALONG THE WALL TOWARD THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE FLOORS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL, APPROX. 1 SQ. FT. LARGE IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. OBSERVED PATCHES OF WALL COVERING SPLITTING AT THE SEAMS AND DETACHING FROM THE WALL UNDER THE DISH MACHINE. OBSERVED BROKEN CEILING TILE ABOVE THE DISH MACHINE AREA. ALSO OBSERVED MISSING OUTLET COVERS AT THE PORTS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE WALLS AND CEILING TO BE SMOOTH AND DURABLE. OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF FILM AND STAINS ON THE WALL BEHIND AND UNDER THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS ON THE LIGHT IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA AND THE RIGHTMOST LIGHT IN THE COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELDS OR SHATTER-PROOF BULBS.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS STORED ON TOP OF THE SODA RACK IN THE SUSHI AREA CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS AWAY AND SEPARATE FROM RESTAURANT FOOD AND FOOD EQUIPMENT.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED BOWLS BEING USED TO DISPENSE BULK FOOD. MUST PROVIDE SCOOPS WITH HANDLES TO DISPENSE BULK FOODS.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 24, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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